JMay Class Calendar

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JMay Class Calendar

January 5th - 9th, 2009

December 15th - 19th, 2008

December 8th - 12th, 2008

December 1st - 5th, 2008

November 24th - 28th, 2008

November 17th - 21st, 2008

November 10th - 14th, 2008

November 3rd-7th, 2008

October 20th-24th, 2008

October 20th-24th, 2008

October 13th-17th, 2008

October 6th-10th, 2008

Sept 29th-Oct3rd, 2008

Sept 22nd-26th, 2008

Sept 15th-19th, 2008

Sept 8th-12th, 2008

	January 5th - 9th, 2009 Monday Summatives - Create a Home-Based Business Plan Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
	CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
	December 15th - 19th, 2008 Monday Summative Outline - Create a Home-Based Business Plan Tuesday Research "Business Proposal" Text Book Web Observe Timelines Wednesday Business Proposals Due! Develop Budgets, Databases, Logos, Website! Thursday Friday
	December 8th - 12th, 2008 Monday Links Personal Christmas Card Project Tuesday (Supply Teacher) Complete Christmas Cards and submit them for printing Wednesday SNOW DAY (Classes Cancelled) Thursday Complete Christmas Cards Friday Christmas Cards Printed
	December 1st - 5th, 2008 Monday HTML Tags & Parameters BGColor Tuesday HTML - Photoshop - Happy Faces Wednesday Matching Photoshop colour with HTML BGColor Image Filters Thursday Photoshop Face Logos Friday Colour using Hexidecimal values Christmas Wishlist Webpages
	November 24th - 28th, 2008 Monday Complete the Budget99 exercise Databases Tuesday IMDB.com Databases and Privacy Video Wednesday Create a Typing Database Thursday Read 234-236 Do Q1-7 Friday Create an AddressBook Database
	November 17th - 21st, 2008 Monday Review Survey results Anim8or snowmen Tuesday Spreadsheet Intro Three functions: Data storage, formatting, calculations Wednesday Spreadsheets: Wishlist Exercise Thursday Print Wishlist Exercise Start the My Marks Spreadsheet Friday Start the Budget99 exercise
	November 10th - 14th, 2008 Monday, Nov 10th Introduction to Surveys Tuesday, Nov 11th Research "How to create effective surveys" Create a simple survey for this class to complete Text it out by inviting our class through the mail list we made last week Wednesday, Nov 12th Complete Surveys Thursday, Nov 13th Report Survey results through wikispaces Friday, Nov 14th No Class (PA Day)
	November 3rd-7th, 2008 Monday, Nov 3rd Present Technology Research Assignments Tuesday, Nov 4th Finish Presentations Read p263 - 269 - particularly pg 266 "Clean up" your slide shows for evaluation - consider: The requirements of the exercise The rules of good slidshow presentations Wednesday, Nov 5th No Class (Take Your Kids to Work Day) Thursday, Nov 6th Slide Show Presentations Friday, Nov 7th Final Slide Show Submissions
	October 20th-24th, 2008 Monday, Oct 27th Validating Web Research - checking for Update History Original Source Including Citations Read pg127-130 Do Q1-7 pg131 Tuesday, Oct 28th Complete yesterday's assignment Wednesday, Oct 29th BEGIN Technology Research Assignment Thursday, Oct 30th Presentation Software Overview and "Rules" Continue working on Technology Research Assignment Friday, Oct 31st Complete and Submit Technology Research Assignment (presentations in class on Monday)
	October 20th-24th, 2008 Monday, Oct 20th Read pg 75 - Internet Censorship - Discuss Q1-4 Read pg 97 - Net Neutrality - Discuss Q1-4 Tuesday, Oct 21st Search Engines Wednesday, Oct 22nd Video: Google Boys Biography Thursday, Oct 23rd Using Search Engines Read 106 - 114 Create a GoogleDoc Document called WebSearch Notes and create the headings listed below. Complete the notes for each heading from the book: Types of Search Engines Limitations of Search Engines Tips to achieve better quality Search on the web for MORE Tips on using Google effectively, and build those into your notes! What was your BEST new Google Search Tip? Friday, Oct 24th Wikispace your best Google tips! Finish the Google Boys Biography video Video: Wifi
	October 13th-17th, 2008 Monday, Oct 13th HAPPY TURKEY DAY! Tuesday, Oct 14th Homework Review The Speedtest Exercise The Network Vocabulary GoogleDoc The Internet and WWW - pages 64-68 - Complete the reading and answer Q1 on page 69 using a GOOGLEDOC. You are allowed to collaborate with up to 3 others in the class if you set up the SHARE functions. Wednesday, Oct 15th Read 70-74 and create a Vocabulary document defining the following terms. Add appropriate graphics where possible: The Net The WWW W3C Hypertext Hyperlinks Hyper HTML Web Browser HTTP URL Domain Name Answer Q 1-7 on page 74 Thursday, Oct 16th Complete Q 1-7 on page 74 Read "Government Regulation" and answer the questions on page 75 HOMEWORK: the MyFiles Exercise Friday, Oct 17th** Crossword Quiz: Network Vocabulary (p64-74), Desktop Vocabulary (p53-55), Word Processing Terms
	October 6th-10th, 2008 Monday 6th Computer Interfaces Windows Desktop Tricks ie. Right Clicking the Taskbar Tiling Windows Islay began developing the Windows XP Vocabulary Begin the Inpics OpenOffice Tutorials Open Office Writer Create, Cut, Copy, Paste Format Words Format Paragraphs Use Bulllets & Numbering Adjust page settings Check Spelling View Pages Tuesday 7th Word Processor Alternatives Open Office Writer Wikispaces GoogleDocs Formatting Text Paragraph Weds 8th GoogleDocs Word Processing Format Testing Thurs 9th Networks What are they and how do they work? Do the Speedtest Exercise from home - it IS homework, and is only meaningful if you do it from home. Friday 10th Networking Computers (Read pg 57-60) Use GoogleDocs to create an outline describing the following terms: Computer Network Router LAN WAN Client Server NIC Peer-to-peer Topology Find small (100-300 pixel) graphics to illustrate each of those terms, and insert it into the document Format the document as effectively as you can If you're done early, you can begin reading pages 64-68
	Sept 29th-Oct3rd, 2008 Monday 22nd 5-10 minutes of all the right type HANDIN Vocabulary Exercises Take up Q1&2 on page 41 STUDY for the Quiz QUIZ! Tuesday 23rd 5-10 minutes of all the right type Take up the Quiz Peripherals: Read 42-46 Do Q6 Operating Systems: Read 48-49 - Create Outlined Notes Wednesday 24th 5-10 minutes of all the right type Application Software: Read 52-55 Add notes to your Vocabulary Outline Document Try saving your Vocab document into the following APPLICATION FORMATS: DOC ODT TXT RTF HTML Open each file and double click it to see what application opens it. Thursday 25th 5-10 minutes of all the right type Networking Computers: Read 57-60 Friday 26th PA Day - no School!
	Sept 22nd-26th, 2008 Monday 22nd Review Quiz01 Theory: Computer Input / Storage / Processing / Output Computer Purchase Exercise due Tuesday 23rd Content vs Format Word Processing - "Open Office" Writer Computer Vocabulary exercise Wednesday 24th Continue Computer Vocabulary exercise Thursday 25th Computer Storage, Filesizes Friday 26th 5-10 minutes of all the right type Read pages 38-41 in the textbook; Do questions 1 and 2 on page 41 Complete the Computer Vocabulary exercise: Try to add graphics to your vocabulary document - find the most appropriate graphics on the web, and copy and paste them beside your definitions STUDY YOUR DEFINITIONS we will have the vocabulary quiz on MONDAY. ANY terms we learned this week could be on that quiz!
	Sept 15th-19th, 2008 Mon 15th - Reviewed "Ergonomic Office" exercise Freecycling Video Read p24-26 Tues 16th - Ergonomic Office exercise due Chapter Review - Do Pg27 Q1-4, 8-12, 16-18 Weds 17th All the Right Type How ICT Works - INPUT STORAGE PROCESSING OUTPUT Review CH1 for tomorrow's quiz ATRT Student Accounts Thurs 18th - ATRT - Guest for 5mins Chapter1 Quiz! INPUT STORAGE PROCESSING OUTPUT Fri 19th - ATRT - Guest for 5mins Begin Computer Purchase Exercise
	Sept 8th-12th, 2008 Mon 8th - Review File Rules exercise results Textbooks assigned Tues 9th - Collaboration and Wikis - Read pg11, Do pg12 on the class wiki site Weds 10th - Ergonomics - DVD: Thurs 11th - Started "Ergonomic Office" exercise Fri 12th - Supply teacher - completed "Ergonomic Office" exercise